What would you do?
 

I was walking behind a couple in Brownwood when they stopped the pick the yellow flowers in front of Riccardo's restaurant. It disturbed me but said nothing. Should I have been disturbed? Should I have said something? What would you do?

Ignore it...you aren't the flower police.

Sometimes even good people do things without thinking...and need a reminder.

I would have said something along the lines of... "I realize you may not have thought about it, but if everyone that had walked by these flowers before you had picked a few, there wouldn't have been any left for you to pick...much less for the rest of us to admire"

Flower Police?
 

Not your property. Not your fight.

There is always the possibility of initiating a confrontation with a mentally disturbed individual who may become combative, and who might be carrying a deadly weapon.

That is the same reason that it is unwise to exchange offensive gestures with bad drivers.

Chill out and enjoy your retirement.

Shoot him first!:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

:agree: There are some real crazies out there nowadays.

Ignore it.

Good advice. I avoid confrontation as much as possible. It is the librarian training of service to others.

With a little poetic license, I offer this....

:ho:

:D

Trying to remember where those flowers are? Villages developers' property or that of the restaurant?

You can always take a picture of it on your cell phone of the offenders and sent it to the cops.

medical pot, flowers??? They were most likely products of the 60's remembering their youths. Did they seem to be very peaceful?

Perhaps they're master gardeners and were only helping out by deadheading the plants prematurely :ho:

How many did they pick, one or a whole bunch. Anyway, does not really matter how many flowers they picked, just walk on by - takes all kinds!:)

I agree with Carl.
 

What is or is not our business is mostly dictated by how and sometimes where we are raised.

Taking something, ANYTHING, that is not ours is also dictated by how we are raised.

Figuring out if it is worth protecting by getting involved is a matter of personal taste and values and experiences.

This is a small matter. Ignore it. Let it go. The flowers will grow back.

Sister said there are venial and mortal sins.

Oh no. Another sex scandal in the square post. "Garden gets deflowered in The Villages."

What is a Jumping Cholla - JCE Inc.

They could plant some of these. No one would go near there.

Is that worse than someone not picking up after their dog.

Do people take pictures of that and send them to the police.....?

Hmm

I miss Tomweb. Tomwed?

That's really good. :bigbow:

There are way too many instances here in TV where folks just can't stay out of other people's business.

I remember picking flowers from a neighbor for my mom when I was about seven. Mom made me go to my neighbor and tell her that I STOLE her flowers. As a consequence, I had to help my neighbor for three hours every Saturday for a month. For some strange reason, I never again picked flowers without permission. Shame these folks never learned that lesson. Doubt saying anything would have made a bit of difference.

take a picture of or in front of the flowers.....it lasts longer...

:agree:

:agree:

Unfortunately I see more and more of this kind of thing happening.

If I had my cell phone handy I may have hollered at them "Smile, you're on candid camera" and when they looked up snapped a shot and sent it to the unmentionable news site which seems to delight in such matters.

Yes!! Where did he go? He had such good recipes.

You condone theft?
 

Sorry but it is stealing. Flowers are five bucks at the market.

You really want to tie up the police with this type of crime?

Suggest they add a aspirin to the water in the vase and change it every 3 days.
Don't forget to stop and smell the roses.

... If they're still there.:ohdear:

There is not that much crime in the Villages to tie them up with IMHO. In Wildwood and other parts of Sumter County yes there are more crimes.

I didn't see the conclusion to the post the other day but isn't it illegal to take someone's picture?? Can you imagine going to the Police Station with the evidence?? I guess they would listen to you politely and let you go without charges for wasting their time. LOL.:bigbow: Should have been handled on the spot if it was so bad. If not let it go.

That's funny Nucky. With many cell phones you can take a picture and the e-mail it to the police or put it on Facebook. People take selfies and other pictures all the time and post these on Facebook.

Someone stealing flowers could easily wind up on Facebook. There are many pictures that would need the subject's permission though.
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